Overview

• O’Hare and Midway are set to handle about 1.86 million passengers this holiday weekend, marking an 11% increase over last year
• O’Hare International Airport will welcome roughly 1.54 million travelers from Wednesday through Monday, a rise that exceeds its 2019 record by 9%
• American Airlines is operating more than 4,800 departures from O’Hare between Friday and Monday, a 20% increase from the previous Fourth of July weekend
• O’Hare has added a rideshare pickup location at Terminal 3 in addition to the existing option at Terminal 2 to reduce terminal transfers and curbside congestion
• Motorists face over-an-hour delays on the Kennedy Expressway due to ongoing construction and are advised to arrive early or use CTA and Metra services